Audio CD review:
Manfred Mann - All Manner of Menn: 1963-1969

Manfred Mann - All Manner of Menn: 1963-1969

Band: Manfred Mann Title: All Manner of Menn: 1963-1969 Rating: Release Date: 25 August, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann I 2: Cock A Hoop - Manfred Mann I 3: I'm Your Kingpin - Manfred Mann I 4: Why Should We Not? - Manfred Mann I 5: 5-4-3-2-1 (Parts 1&2) - Manfred Mann I 6: The One In The Middle - Manfred Mann I 7: Watermelon Man - Manfred Mann I 8: Smokestack Lightning - Manfred Mann I 9: Without You - Manfred Mann I 10: Hubble Bubble (Toil & Trouble) - Manfred Mann I 11: Sha La La - Manfred Mann I 12: Come Tomorrow - Manfred Mann I 13: With God On Our Side - Manfred Mann I 14: There's No Living Without Your Loving - Manfred Mann I 15: Oh No Not My Baby - Manfred Mann I 16: If You Gotta Go, Go Now - Manfred Mann I 17: What's New Pussycat?: My Little Red Book - Manfred Mann I 18: Hi Lilli Hi Lo - Manfred Mann I 19: Tired Of Trying, Bored With Lying, Scared Of Dying - Manfred Mann I 20: She Needs Company - Manfred Mann I 21: You Gave Me Somebody To Love - Manfred Mann I 22: Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann I 23: High Time - Paul Jones 24: Sons & Lovers - Paul Jones 25: Thinkin' Ain't For Me - Paul Jones 26: Privilege: I've Been A Bad Bad Boy - Paul Jones 27: Privilege: Free Me - Paul Jones 28: Sonny Boy Williamson - Paul Jones 29: Just Like A Woman - Manfred Mann II 30: Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James - Manfred Mann II 31: Each And Every Day - Manfred Mann II 32: Ha! Ha! Said The Clown - Manfred Mann II 33: Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann II 34: My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann II 35: So Long Dad - Manfred Mann II 36: Box Office Draw - Manfred Mann II 37: I Wanna Be Rich - Manfred Mann II 38: Up The Junction (Theme) - Manfred Mann II 39: Up The Junction: Sing Songs Of Love - Manfred Mann II 40: Cubist Town - Manfred Mann II 41: Fox On The Run - Manfred Mann II 42: Ragamuffin Man - Manfred Mann II 43: Please Mrs. Henry - Manfred Mann II 44: Little Miss Understood - Mike D'Abo 45: Belinda - Mike D'Abo 46: Free As A Bird - Smith & D'Abo 47: Blue Suede Shoes Again - Mike Hugg 48: Tonight - Mike Hugg 49: Ski - Full Of Fitness Theme - Manfred Mann & Mike Hugg 50: On The Brink - Mike Vickers 51: When I'm Dead And Gone - McGuinness Flint 52: Malt And Barley Blues - McGuinness Flint 53: Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby - McGuinness Flint

Customer Reviews Well done Raven Records I remember Manfred Mann for the hits but I had no idea they could play the blues with such expertise. What an excellent couple of hours this two cd compilation provides. This double cd really covers a lot ie: 60's blues rock, pop, even some protest songs. If you are like me and love the 60"s British Invasion this is a must have. The remastering can't be beat! Also recommend Yardbirds "Ultimate" and Kinks"BBC sessions" as well as Nuggets 2, load up your changer and set to random- EXCELLENT. A very good retrospective I don't have much to add to the editorial review as well as the review written prior to mine: both excellent! I believe a few additional notes should round up this item: the 24-page booklet written by guitarist Tom McGuinness in 2000 offers a truly interesting biography of the band; the sound restoration on this 2-disc set is excellent (using SBM), and the selection of material offers a wide-spread view of the artists' musical genres, and includes tracks up to the "Smith & D'Abo" album released in 1976. Made in AUS in 2000, Serial# RVCD-102, Playing Time: 154 min. Of special mention is track 21 on disc 2, "Ski - Full Of Fitness" theme, a gem almost impossible to find elsewhere. This set is a definite "must" amongst the dozens of other compilations available out there!. at last a good overview of the Manfred's in the 60s The problem with previous anthologies had been that they were either too extensive, thus overloading on the fluffier pop material recorded by the group, or they were not extensive enough and thus limited to only the groups' hit singles. Having long sought a suitable anthology of Manfred Mann's 1960s recordings, I had all but given up, when to the rescue comes Raven Records of Australia with this wonderfully designed double disc anthology covering the works of Manfred Mann phases I and II. The compilers at Raven have solved the problem by including all the hits from both early phases of the band (the Paul Jones years and the Mike d'Abo years as vocalists) as well as more interesting album cuts from both phases and numerous solo tracks by Paul Jones, Mike d'Abo, Mike Vickers (original guitarist), McGuiness Flint (with Vickers' replacement Tom McGuiness), drummer Mike Hugg, and Manfred Mann with Mike Hugg. All told the set includes 53 tracks and more than 150 minutes of music. 37 of the tracks are by the Manfred's (22 by phase I and 15 by phase II), and the remaining 16 tracks comprise the solo efforts mentioned above. The collection nicely blends the pop hits with bluesier and jazzier album cuts, making for an uneven but ultimately much more satisfying listening experience than the anthologies previously available. Furthermore, this is the first collection to combine the groups early EMI recordings with their phase II Fontana recordings. The sound quality is much improved over previous sets, and the 24-page color booklet is a drastic improvement over anthing previously available. Taken as a whole "All Manner of Men 1963-1969 and more . . . " is far and away the best collection of Manfred Mann's early works currently available. Here's to hoping Raven will now compile works of the three later phases of the group, since a suitable collection of their output is also sorely lacking. In the meantime pick up this compilation and enjoy some classic sounds of the 60s. . You can see a complete list of all Manfred Mann discography, or go back to the Manfred Mann tabs